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Tampa Bay has sent Jonathan Marchessault back to the AHL.

He was returned to the minors on Sunday after he logged 12:33 of ice time in a 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Marchessault had one shot and a minus-1 rating in the match. Mon, Oct 27, 2014 11:19:00 AM

The Lightning recalled Jonathan Marchessault from Syracuse of the AHL.

Marchessault did well in training camp and has five points in six games with the Crunch this season. The 23-year-old had some productive seasons in the AHL and with the Quebec Remperts of the QMJHL but will likely not get much of a chance to play a key role in Tampa despite a number of forward injuries. Sat, Oct 25, 2014 12:12:00 PM

Jonathan Marchessault has amassed three goals and four points in his first three preseason games with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He is getting his longest look at an NHL training camp, which could either earn him a roster spot to start the year or it may make him the first call-up from the minors. The 23-year-old winger posted 56 points in 77 games last year with Springfield and Syracuse of the AHL last season. Wed, Oct 1, 2014 01:12:00 PM

Depth Charts

Steve Stamkos scored two goals in Friday's 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

The 25-year-old has now scored six goals and one assist in his last seven games. Stamkos is having another fine offensive season but he is under a point-per-game for the first time since his rookie season in 2008-09. He has 34 goals and 57 points in 63 games this season. He is on pace to score 44 goals in 2014-15. Brian Boyle and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Lightning.

Tyler Johnson scored one goal and two assists in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Colorado.

Johnson picked up a point in each period. He helped set up Ondrej Palat in the first period, he scored a goal of his own in the second period and he picked up the primary assist on Nikita Kucherov's third period goal. The 24-year-old now has 23 goals and 59 points in 60 games this season. He has scored 30 points in his last 30 games.

He stretched his point streak to four consecutive contests with the two-point effort. Filppula has one goal and six assists during that span. He ranks second on the Lightning with 30 helpers this year and he has 41 points in 58 games.

"I can't say enough about what Brian does for us," Cooper said. "He wins us big draws. He'll block that big shot for you. Now, we've gotten a little thin on the (defensive) corps (and) you can put him back there and he seems to make plays all over the ice for us. Coupled with the fact that the kid has played deep into the playoffs for the past few years, it's what you need." Boyle helped fill in on the back end on Sunday when Luke Witkowski missed some time. He has chipped in 12 goals and 17 points in 55 games.

Cedric Paquette appears ready to return to action Sunday as the Lightning battle the Sharks in San Jose.

He has missed the Bolts' last two games with an upper-body-injury but looks as if he is good to go Sunday. Paquette was one of the hottest Tampa players this past month skating on a line with Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn. With 17 points in 45 games in his rookie campaign, Paquette bears watching.

Ondrej Palat scored twice for the Lightning in their 4-2 win over the Coyotes on Saturday night.

Palat got a power-play goal in the second and one at even strength in the third period. The 23-year-old has points in three consecutive games, so he’s now posted 14 goals and 46 points this season. Ryan Callahan recorded a goal and an assist, while Steven Stamkos got a power-play goal on the empty net. Anton Stralman picked up two helpers.

Jonathan Drouin made an unbelievable pass to set up Brian Boyle with Tampa's first goal in a 4-0 win over Chicago Friday night.

It was a blind behind-the-back beauty as Drouin was just about to circle behind the Chicago net. For those of you who missed it, here is a link: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=765493&lang=en
Drouin will be an NHL star. It's not a matter of if, but when.

Ryan Callahan scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over Arizona.

He helped the Lightning improve to 3-1 on their West Coast road trip. Callahan picked up the primary assist on Ondrej Palat's goal that tied the game at one, and his goal in the second period gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead in the game. The 29-year-old has 18 goals and 43 points in 56 games this season.

JT Brown will tag in for Brenden Morrow on Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Through 37 games this season, Brown has accumulated just five points, 21 PIMs, and 31 hits. Not much fantasy value there, unfortunately. He'll skate on the fourth line to the right of Jonathan Drouin and Brian Boyle.

Victor Hedman was paired with Andrej Sustr in Friday night's pregame warm-up, and appears ready to play against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Looks like Hedman and the Lightning avoided a big scare. The linchpin defenseman ranks second on the team among defensemen with 28 points through 42 games this season. He has 32 PIMs and 77 blocks as well.

Jason Garrison will return to Tampa Bay's lineup on Tuesday against Nashville.

Garrison's expected to pair with Luke Witkowski to form their third defensive pairing as well. The veteran blue liner is enjoying a nice return to the Sunshine State with three goals and 20 points in 49 games thus far.

Anton Stralman scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Florida.

The Panthers scored the first goal of the game but Stralman's goal at the 12:08 mark of the first period tied the game one. The 28-year-old also registered an assist on Tampa Bay's last goal (scored by Tyler Johnson). Stralman has five goals and 32 points this season. Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning.

He practiced with the team Thursday while wearing a no-contact jersey. Carle had surgery on an adductor muscle and he hasn't played since Jan. 15. In 46 games this season, he has four goals and 14 points.

The return for the former Philadelphia defenseman included Radko Gudas, along with a first- and third-round picks in 2015. In 39 games this season, Coburn has one goal, nine points, 56 hits and 56 blocks. He has been averaging 20:14 of ice time and will provide some depth to the Lightning back end.

Andrej Sustr has been playing with Victor Hedman during the second half of the season.

He has dressed in a career high 58 games this season and has received an increased role because of injuries to blueliners Radko Gudas and Matt Carle. The Lightning have been searching for help on the back end, which could impact his position on the depth chart. Sustr doesn't have any fantasy value, though.

Nikita Nesterov scored a pretty one for his first career NHL goal in Monday night's 3-2 loss to Los Angeles.

After Ondrej Palat willed his way through the Kings' defense, finishing with a falling forehand far-side shot, the puck found Nesterov by the left dot as he followed up the play. The rookie Russian defender settled the puck and put home his first midway through the opening frame. Thirteen games into Nesterov's career, he has a goal, three points, and 12 PIMs.

He carries a salary cap hit of $3.607 million and is signed for the next three seasons, but there has been plenty of talk that his career might be over. Ohlund, who had surgery on both of his knees, hasn't played since May 27, 2011.

The loss ends Bishop's four-game winning streak. It's the first time since February 12th that Bishop allows more than two goals in a game. The 28-yaer-old's record falls to 31-11-3 on the season. He is an extremely strong play in standard fantasy leagues down the stretch.